[bigrightmiss]

i went internship route after completing a bootcamp. also worked for the company that put on the bootcamp. but the only reason i got the internship was bc i went to a ReactJS workshop/meetup that the company hosted at their office. i showed up, presented the work i had completed in the few hours of the class, and made sure i shook hands and said "hello, my name is ... thank you for ... can i leave my contact info with you for any opportunities here?" to those running the event. it made a big difference and i was told that shortly after i was hired.

make it easy for companies to hire you by making connections with people. im now in a position where i'm interviewing people for open positions here, and it is not a fun task (especially for entry level jobs). if someone can show up, demonstrate some level of competence, and an enthusiasm for learning, it is such an advantage over the faceless resume-senders.

some technical advice would be to demonstrate your understanding of the underlying tech of whatever popular framework, library, etc. the company you're applying to is looking for now - its important, and Sr. devs will appreciate it more than you think (especially if you're self-taught).

[culopatin]

This might be a long shot, but if you’re still looking for candidates, how may I get in contact with you outside of HN?

I’m a self taught dev currently working in IT for a federal agency and going to school at the same time. I got this far in IT as self taught and I’ve really enjoyed the experience of learning through challenges. I’m trying to get in Software the same way to grow from within. I am very resourceful and I am used to learning on my own, so I am convinced that I will take off with just a bit of mentoring.

[bigrightmiss]

unfortunately we don't have any openings right now. we may soon though, and summer internships are right around the corner. if you feel comfortable dropping your contact info on this thread, i'll be sure to reach out if we do start looking. roles could range from devops, full-stack, frontend, or backend web, or QA engineer. anything in particular you're experience/interested in out of those?